Which Of These 5 Types Of TV Viewer Are You?

According to some recent research commissioned by YouView, a quarter of us admit to spending a quarter of the day watching television. The Brits do like the box!

The TV service also commissioned some research, which found that there are five distinct types of couch potato.

They teamed up with behavioural psychologist Jo Hemmings to create a study which showed the different categories, listed below. which reflect how we watch TV, and what that says about our personalities.

Join in the poll below, and we'll see which type emerges as the most popular type of telly viewer today.

Quick Poll

Which kind of TV viewer describes you best?

RUTHLESS REMOVER (organised) – 70% of Brits delete a TV programme as soon as they have viewed it

SELF-INDULGER (self-indulgent) – A quarter of Brits record TV in bulk to watch all in one go

DEMANDER (spontaneous) – One in six watch over 5 hours of on-demand TV a week

FOMO: Fear of missing out (in the know) – One in seven rarely watch on-demand TV preferring to watch it live

MULTI-TASKER (sociable) – 25% converse on social media while watching television at the same time